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A screen grab from a social media video released on Jan. 10 and verified by Reuters shows anti-government protesters gathering in Mashhad, Iran.

Iran warns U.S. not to launch strikes as activists say protest deaths reach at least 544

Iran says it will target U.S. troops and Israel if America strikes the Islamic Republic

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump administration threatens to indict Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The U.S. Federal Reserve has been served with grand jury subpoenas, Powell said in a statement

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US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speak to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. President Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Canadian companies poured money into Latin America. Trump’s Donroe Doctrine threatens their stability

Donald Trump’s manoeuvres in Venezuela are creating a heightened geopolitical risk for Canadian businesses in the region

Tim Kiladze and Niall McGee

8 min read

This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Timothée Chalamet accepting the award for best actor in a motion picture - musical or comedy for "Marty Supreme" during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP)

Timothée Chalamet wins first Golden Globe as Amy Poehler claims inaugural podcasting award

Oscar favourite ‘One Battle After Another’ wins best screenplay and supporting female actor

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The Space X Twilight mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Sunday morning carrying 47 satellites that were later deployed into Earth orbit. Among the payloads were 10 satellites build by Canadian company Kepler Communications Inc. and a NASA's exoplanet observer called Pandora. Jan. 11, 2026.

NASA’s Pandora hitches ride on successful satellite launch with Toronto-based company

Ten satellites by Kepler Communications were among the 47 payloads deployed from a Space X rocket

Ivan Semeniuk

3 min read

Hundreds more ICE officers deployed to Minnesota as protests erupt across U.S.

More than 1,000 ‍rallies were planned nationwide to protest ICE’s fatal shooting of ⁠Renee Nicole Macklin Good

2 min read

Snow clearing efforts continue during a snow storm on Boxing Day in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Salt used to keep winter roads safe is also endangering municipal water systems

Every year, Canada scatters around seven million tonnes of sodium chloride on public roads

Patrick White

4 min read

Ms. Gabor was 66 years old when she bought the Rolls-Royce with its gleaming red interior, one of several such cars she’d bought over the years.

How Eva Gabor’s Rolls-Royce ended up in Saskatchewan

Devin Wilder first laid eyes on the vintage luxury vehicle on a video call, without any idea about its iconic original owner

Jana G. Pruden

3 min read

Eva Pianezzola, an urban designer created a spa bathroom in her home in Parkdale, Toronto.

Sweat equity: At these home spas, no appointments are necessary

All the amenities are on hand, from saunas and steam rooms to Turkish towels and luxe lotions

Iris Benaroia

3 min read

Linus Ullmark, des Sénateurs d'Ottawa, durant un match face aux Blue Jackets le 11 décembre 2025, à Columbus. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

opinion

Senators’ response to online rumours only grows the audience for speculation

Official response from organization rewards those who push rumours online

Cathal Kelly

4 min read

How we live

How I learned to make peace with parental regret

I was terrified that I might regret having children – and regret not having them

3 min read

Light-therapy lamps to chase away the winter blues

Matthew Hague

3 min read

A ski holiday in Poland? A visit to the wild alpine fun of Zakopane

Andrew Findlay

Ski Poland for Ski Travel package in Pursuits 2026 Kasprowy Wierch, in the Tatra Mountains and Poland's highest ski resort.

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A few compromises turned a Verbier ski trip from unaffordable dream to great value

Kevin Foley

ST_Verbier-4Vallées-Snowpark_83540 Switzerland. At the ski resort in Verbier,

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One of Austria’s most glamorous ski resorts offers something unexpected: a smugglers’ route

Jennifer Malloy

4 min read

Rule-change needed after MP Chak Au held more than one public office at once, experts say

Emily Haws and Shane Dingman

3 min read

Portland putting ‘sand in the gears’ of local ICE operations after high-profile shootings

Mike Hager

Councilor Candace Avalos is photographed outside the Adventist Health Clinic in East Portland on Sunday after two people were shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Thursday, January 8th, 2026.

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Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic announces his retirement

Milos Raonic of Canada waves as he leaves Rod Laver Arena after retiring from his first round match against Alex de Minaur of Australia at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

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Raptors’ Barnes hits tiebreaking free throw in final second of OT to down 76ers

Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles (12) and teammate Scottie Barnes (4) celebrate the team's win at the end of overtime against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday in Toronto.

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Pereira, Michaud, hope upset Canadian pairs title win can power them to Olympic success

Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud perform their free program in the senior pairs figure skating competition at the 2026 Canadian National Skating Championships in Gatineau, Que., on Saturday.

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Man United bows out of FA Cup as club weighs up candidates for interim coach

Manchester United's Matheus Cunha reacts during the FA Cup third round soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton in Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

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Mrazova’s shootout goal gets Ottawa Charge past Boston Fleet

Liz Schepers, 13, of the Boston Fleet, takes a shot on net of the Ottawa Charge during first period PWHL Takeover Tour action in Halifax on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith

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Seniors’ association criticizes big banks for ‘predatory’ sales practices

Clare O’Hara

From left, the Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC, and TD Bank at the intersection of King St. West and Bay St. in Toronto’s Financial District are photographed on Sept 24, 2024.. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.

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Shopify embraces agentic AI with Google, Microsoft partnerships

Irene Galea

Shopify offices in Toronto on May 13, 2024.
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(Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

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Opinion

The Sunday Editorial: Sorry postsecondary students, tuition needs to rise

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Looksmaxxing: A Gen Z boy’s reply to anti-male bias

Debra Soh

This illustration photo shows a video of male TikTok influencer hammering his cheekbone, playing on a smartphone in a bathroom next to a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and a hammer in Los Angeles, April 11, 2025. Hankering for a perfectly angular jaw, a male TikTok influencer hits his cheekbones with a hammer -- part of the popular online "looksmaxxing" trend that promotes unproven and often dangerous techniques to boost sexual appeal. Looksmaxxing influencers -- part of an online ecosystem dubbed the "manosphere" -- have surged in popularity across social media, capitalizing on the insecurities of young men eager to boost their physical attractiveness to women. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Caught in Ottawa’s drug crisis, a homeless woman searches for a new life

Spencer Colby

6 min read

News To Me – Hands off Venezuela

Gabrielle Drolet

1 min read

Donald Trump’s deportation drive is making a mockery of America’s promise

Joe Davidson

Demonstrators rally before marching to the White House in Washington on Thursday as they protest the fatal shooting by an ICE officer of Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis.

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Thanks to Grok, the internet is even less safe for women

Marsha Lederman

4 min read

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Business & Finance

Mining personnel and International journalists stand in front of a Hitachi battery-electric truck at Kansanshi copper mine of First Quantum Minerals in Solwezi, Zambia, Africa. Thursday, November 27, 2025. Alexander Arosemena / The Globe and Mail

The world is scrambling for Zambia’s critical minerals, with Canadian miners at the forefront

Geoffrey York

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How much of the world's oil is at stake in Venezuela? Take our quiz and find out.

How much oil does Venezuela have? Take our business and investing news quiz

Ian McGugan and Globe Staff

1 min read

Vehicles drive past the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela on Dec. 21, 2025.

Trump’s Venezuela oil grab, Rio Tinto-Glencore talks and ex-TD banker pleads guilty to money laundering: Must-read business and investing stories

Abigale Subdhan

4 min read

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Venezuela’s oil is coming back. So, stick with Suncor

Beyond the geopolitics, the Calgary-based company has good fundamentals

David Berman

4 min read

December 31, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail) - DO NOT IDENTIFY

How Kelvin and Rosita, both 64, can transfer wealth to their four kids with an estate freeze

Dianne Maley

6 min read

Done Deal, 665 Cook Rd., No. 434, Kelowna

Added bedrooms help in sale of Kelowna ranch-style home

Kerry Gold

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Shayne Savage, a retired police officer who is now a flight attendant for Porter Airlines.
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A retired police officer takes his second act to the sky

Meera Raman

4 min read

Opinion and Analysis

This view shows the bulk carrier Ithaca Patience (R) and the crude oil tanker Nord Star anchored on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela on January 7, 2026.

opinion

Venezuela attack shakes Canada’s economy far beyond oil – it’s a reckoning for the ages

John Rapley

4 min read

A board overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows an intraday number above 1,600 for the S&P 500, Friday, May 3, 2013. A mixed strategy of investing in growth stocks and dividends allows investors to run with both the bulls and the bears.

opinion

DIY investors should ignore Venezuela and do this instead

Anita Bruinsma

4 min read

The McGill University campus on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Montreal.

opinion

Ottawa is dangling money for American researchers. But what about our own?

John Turley-Ewart

3 min read

FILE PHOTO: Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo

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Taking weight-loss drugs could mean spending less on food, but is it worth it?

Preet Banerjee

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Life & Culture

As an ER doc and a mom, here are five things I don’t let my kids do because the risks are too high

Trampolines, sleepovers and smartphones top the list of things to avoid for your kids

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Dr. Shazma Mithani

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He found a lost Beatles audition tape. So he gave it back to Paul McCartney

Jonathan Dekel

Neptoon Records 'owner Rob Frith's collection of autographs by Sir Paul McCartney.

4 min read

From cat fights to clicks: Dynasty’s 45-year-old legacy is still bringing the drama

Elio Iannacci

Joan Collins as Alexis Colby, left, and Linda Evans as Krystle Carrington in Dynasty, an eighties TV show that has something to say about the modern moment.

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The French valley for skiers who want the Alps but not this season’s busy Dolomites

Story and photography by Josh Laskin

France Ski trip for Ski Package 2026. tarentaise-valley, Pro skier Mike Hattrup, Eric "Hende" Henderson, and Steve Graepel enjoy sweeping views and aprés while soaking in Eleven Chalet Hibou's hot tub.

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Exiled Venezuelan concert pianist Gabriela Montero on Maduro’s capture: ‘Finally there is a glimpse of justice’

Brad Wheeler

3 min read

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Fraud group targeting Canadians with toll and parking scams, warns Montreal cybercrime firm

Amber Kanwar’s Weekly Setup: Carney’s China visit, U.S. bank earnings kick off

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